‘The Golden Age of TV Horror’, Cine Excess X, Birmingham City University November 2016. Panel with Dr Stacey Abbott (Reader in Film and Television Studies) and Dr Lorna Jowett (Reader in Film and TV, University of Northampton).

Citation

Elliott-Smith D (2016) ‘The Golden Age of TV Horror’, Cine Excess X, Birmingham City University November 2016. Panel with Dr Stacey Abbott (Reader in Film and Television Studies) and Dr Lorna Jowett (Reader in Film and TV, University of Northampton). [Roundtable Panel Discussion on TV Horror's Golden Age]. Cine Excess X: Cult Genres, Traditions and Bodies: A Decade of Excess,, Birmingham City University, 10.11.2016-12.11.2016.

Abstract
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the conference brought together international filmmakers and academic speakers to explore key debates about cult film genres as well as looking to novel areas for investigation such as comics, transmedia and television. This roundtable invites horror academic to examine themes such as race, gender and sexuality, as well as considering the place of the small screen in the field of horror, the panellists discussed shows from American Horror Story to Hannibal and The Walking Dead.

Keywords
Cult Film, Horror Film, TV Horror

People

Dr Darren Elliott-Smith

Senior Lecturer in Film & Gender Studies, Communications, Media and Culture